03 Apr 2020

EPA Continues to Add New Surface Disinfectant Products to List N in Effort to Combat COVID-19

By EPA Region 7 Office of Public Affairs

LENEXA, KANSAS (April 3, 2020) — The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is continuing its commitment to increasing the availability of surface disinfectants for use against SARS-CoV-2, the novel coronavirus that causes COVID-19. 

03 Apr 2020

Additional COVID-19 cases in Iowa

By Pat Garrett

DES MOINES, IOWA (April 3, 2020) — The Iowa Department of Public Health (IDPH) has been notified of 85 additional positive cases of Iowans with COVID-19, for a total of 699 positive cases. There have been a total of 8,764 negative tests to date, which includes testing reported by the State Hygienic Lab and other labs.

According to IDPH, the locations and age ranges of the 85 individuals include:

03 Apr 2020

FDA Coordinates National Effort to Develop Blood-Related Therapies for COVID-19

By David Arvelo

WASHINGTON DC (April 3, 2020) — The US Food and Drug Administration continues to play a critical role in accelerating medical countermeasures to treat and prevent COVID-19. As part of the response to this pandemic, the agency is taking the lead on a national effort to facilitate the development of, and access to, two investigational therapies derived from human blood.

03 Apr 2020

First Midwest Bank Pledges $50,000 for Relief to Those Quad Citizens Impacted by COVID-19

By Marci Zogg

BETTENDORF, IOWA (April 3, 2020) — First Midwest Bank has announced a $50,000 pledge to the United Way of the Quad Cities to respond to local challenges faced by residents during the COVID-19 pandemic.

03 Apr 2020

Gov Kim Reynolds Signs New Proclamation Continuing State Public Health Emergency Declaration

By Pat Garrett

DES MOINES, IOWA (April 3, 2020) — On April 2, Governor Kim Reynolds signed a new proclamation continuing the State Public Health Emergency Declaration. The proclamation orders the closure of schools until April 30, waiving time requirements as long as school districts put in place a continuous learning-plan.

03 Apr 2020

CARES Act Q&A: Helping Workers, Seniors, Student Borrowers

By Grassley Press

Q: What’s in the CARES Act to help Iowans who have lost their jobs due to the pandemic?

03 Apr 2020

USDA Announces Second Application Window for Distance Learning and Telemedicine Grant Program Funding

By USDA Office of Communications

WASHINGTON DC (April 3, 2020) — US Department of Agriculture (USDA) Deputy Under Secretary for Rural Development Bette Brand today announced that USDA is opening a second application window for funding under the 

03 Apr 2020

Nearly All Iowa Small Business Impacted by Coronavirus, Des Moines Member Offers Hazard Pay

By Emily Carlson

WASHINGTON DC (April 3, 2020) — The National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB) Research Center’s latest survey on the current impact of the COVID-19 outbreak on small business shows continued deterioration of the small business sector. The severity of the outbreak and regulatory measures that cities and states are taking to control it are having a devastating impact on small businesses.

03 Apr 2020

FDA Offers Assurance About Food Safety and Supply for People and Animals During COVID-19

By Frank Yiannas

WASHINGTON DC (April 3, 2020) — A critical part of the US Food and Drug Administration’s mission is safeguarding the human and animal food supply, helping to ensure that our food is not contaminated at any point during its journey along the supply-chain.

03 Apr 2020

Unemployment Rate Down in February for All Fourteen Metros Amidst Ongoing Surge of Unemployment Claims as a Result of COVID-19

By Rebecca Cisco

SPRINGFIELD, ILLINOIS (April 3, 2020) — While the unemployment rate decreased over-the-year in February in all fourteen Illinois metropolitan areas and all 102 counties, according to preliminary data released today by the US Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) and the Illinois Department of Employment Security (IDES), the department continues to receive an unprecedented number of unemployment claims as a result of COVID-19.

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